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IThe Ambler Gazette.
vot. XXXV-NO. .^O
AMBLER, pa:. DECEMBER 27. 1917
JS1.75 A yp:ar
COLD POINT 'BLUE BELL 'FIREMEN'S ANDPLYM0UTH.|H()RSE^0MPANY| SERVICE FLAG.
pappenintfs st Local Interest toJOur i Organization Closes Tbtn Year cf Its i Ambler Company WUl Pay Tribute Readers. History. to Hero Members.
WHITPAIN AN. jLOCAL PLANTS iHORSHAMAND L GWYNEDD.I TO HELP U. S.i UPPER DUBLIN.
I I
Who's Who and Whai's What injhej Dr. MatUson Pledges Interests to! Miscellaneous Items of Interest to Two Townships. " ihe Government. Many Readers.
Christmas Visitations — Appropriate, Meetings Nowadays Partake of Social Will Contain 15 or More Stars at Pre- | History of Bethlehem Bapaist Church,
Exercises by Schools and Churches
— Harmonville and Hickorytown
Personals.
Liast week G. & W. H. Corson, of tJold Point, unloaded a car ot stove coal.
Albright & Mebus, landscape engin¬ eers, who have been doing
lot of
Rather Than Business Nature—No Horses Stolen Ouring the Year—Re¬ tiring Officers Are Re-elected.
The 7Cth annual meting of the Blue Bell Horse Company for the recov.-ry of stolen horses and detection of thieves was held, Thursday atternoon' at the IJlue liell inn, J. C. llinkle. pre¬
sent—Roll of Honor to Be Establish- i Penllyn, Shows Growth and Ad- ed—Inventory Shows Assets of; vancement — Thieves Visit Whlt- Nearly $40,000. pain's New School—Miscellaneous.
The Wissahickon Fire company, oi '• VVlioopiii.g cough Ii.i.s invaded ili.' Ambler, will shortly Hy a service flag, j famliy of kobert .McPheison, llwynedd conlaining a star tor each niember ..i ' Valley.
the tnited Statu.s service. Action, j,,. ,,,,,1 ^^^.^ \y„j >i,jilenhauer, of was taken at the regular meeting lust : Gwynedd, announce the engagement ot Fiiday evening, when VVm. ,1. Ijeyiiie ti,^,i,. ,|;n,gin(,r Aliss Ethel J., to Mr.
nrit on the Erdenheim oroperty of' prletor, who tendered the 58 members . „, .....c,...^. .....,„ ^ -., ._
«onvirp Widener received two cars of of the (.-onipany iiresent with a splendii ; offered to have the Hag made Provide I | ;y],,[^i,j ,.. J,^^JJ^^,y i,-,j,.t Washington, on c^ush^ stone at WllUams station for , dinner. : the company will provide tlie ma tei-, ti,,,.,,,^^ evening, December 26th.
The ..tone was loaded I The retiring ollicers were re-elected ials. The oiler was '"^'-7^^'' j;, "'i J. c. llinkle, of Idue liell hotel, re- .is follows: pre.sident, I>r. S.C, Seiple, thanks ami Mr. IJevine and Sec eta y, ^^^.,„.^,,, ^^.^ ' , ^^.„i^„
of Centre .Square; vice president, Urown were appointed a committe u. ^^^^^ ^.^^^ ^^^^^_^ WeAnos'lav night
the operation. In box cars.
The Plymouth branch of the Read¬ ing railroad has been receiving the assistance of two government loco¬ motives from Bridgeport in the move- ¦lent of freight over the branch. It is reported that an additional two will shortly be put into service.
W. B. Cox, of Cold Point, wlio was laid up with seriou : Illness, is again able to be out and about his business.
A son of .Vllltoii R. Snyder, agent at Plourtown, is studyinK railroading from the bottom upwards, and ha.s connected himself with llie track gang of the Plymouth branch.
The old trolley dinkey that formerly operated between Ilarmonville and Plymouth Meeting was so liadly dam¬ aged last week th.it another car wa-i pressed into .-servic. The trolley lin.! between the two places was ciosed by Jack l-'rost last week with Old Sol de¬ clining to disHoive the injunction. A gang of nu-n with picks and shovels opened one rail, and the sand car, oper¬ ated very slowly, was driven ovei- tli,- route, one wheel cutting and k^'u ling the ice so that it was easily remove.l and, the track opened.
Harland Markel, wlio is a stu'leut at the Mt. Airy institute for the deaf and dumb, is speu.iin.ir the Cliristma! hol¬ idays wilh his parents. .Mr. and -Vlrs. George JIarkel in ri;.-moutIi .Meeting.
Miss Aliie Amblir. who is pu-suing a course of study at Cornell niiiverdi.v. Ithaca, N. y.. returneil home I-riday to Plymouth .Meeting to s|iend the hol¬ idays with her motlier, Mrs. .\nuie 1<". Ambler. Miss Ambler says thev snow was aliout i!4 Inches in deiith al Ithaca whi-n she left.
I'JImt.-r Glaiitrlder. assistant asent at the Plymouth Meeling slation along the T'.enton Cul-olT, .s-pent Christm.is y/lth h'u family at iili;iabe tli lown,
'The pupils of Marble school, on Kriday afternoon, rendered a vory intereslin-.;- and eredltable Chrislmas program. Th- school elos- ed immediately llier. ,if'( r for the holidays.
Plymouth ("uiisuiidali'i; sehool pupiU and teai lie:s. on Friday evening, be¬ fore a large and apprecifilive audieiice. lendored their usual interestin.g ChrlsHaas pi-o.trram. The decorations luditorium
Sr., C.
of Blue of
If.
Charles Ue Prefontaine,
Bell; treasurer, llenry C. Biddle,
Ambler; seerelavy, H. !¦'. Conard.
Amliler; committe,' on aecounts, II
Ilooyer, Johu It. .Morris and C.
Danehower.
Xo horses were stolen nur were tliere othe- losses during the year. Tie- committee to prepare a memorial .0 the decea-ed niembers presontel its ru- port. The toial membei-.hip Is more than iJO, wilh several haviUK lieeu elected at the meeting.
All the ollleials of lhe (ieiiiiau.\ have served fo - many .\ears au 1 pr-iliably for a li)n.!.r('r peri id liave been identiiied with the orKaaizali 11 when it wi- ib'enietl one or .he -no-:! potent i-r-c foy mutual proteetliui in the i-ommuu- ity.
-Mr. liiddle 1- lilll;.' Ibe second Ireas- iire'- lo s'. rve the eoinpau.v, lie haviu.i;' nou- been in that oflieii for a sons.;eu pe.-ii A oi :'-'-0 year.s. elected to the ollice .in Dee. 1.'. l.inford Preston, uho died about was a member of the societv fo • .'•."¦ vears. and serveil as president Ih I'cuf fur :.M consei-utlve yeai's.
The compan.v not unb' pi-olecls hoi-ses and mules, bul ull property if its menibers i lays i-eads : "A reward of $7"! xvill I be offered for the capture and convic¬ tion of an.v iiei-siiii who shall be found ! .millty of committing burglai-y. or lar- j ciu.v. or destruciiiiu of in-ooerty. or ! comniitting the crime of arson on an.v I pi'opei-t.v beloiigiug lo a membei- of this ; .-iKSOciatioii to the value of $11) or up- ' w.ards."
¦ The constiiutinii uf llie compan.v jjro-
vides that lhe annual meet ings of tin-
' society sliall be held at lhe publi,-
, houses along the .'^kiptiack turiipik.i,
either at Iilue liell oi- Ceiiti-e S(iuur-j,
ommitte 10 have eha:ge o,: the matter. J'l;; ';il- , of last week broke out of the stable er. auer a somewhat hasty e.x ml...t- uaudered away. The animal was
tiou ol tl.e books, stated that tleieaie ^^^^ ^^^. ^^.^^_.,
nearl, '20 members ol ihe comp.my j^^. ^^^^^ ^^,.^^^ ^^^ ^^ ,; .^ ^,^^
now in the service. | ,„, „ . . , ,
A rull of honor, to be displayed I I''e L hristmas exorcises ot Buehni s within tbe Jire house,'containing all : Keim nied .Sabbath sclioid were held in
tiv Cl-sl
I DOS,
the church at liluc Hell (Ui Christinas
e\.', wiiieh lias been lhe ciisloni for a
iicialiou. Till, church was tastefull.\
coraled. and an e.Keellent p ograin
iva.s most creilita dy lendered.
a Tuesda.v of last week tliieves eii- I iiie new KciiiMd building of VViiit- ' p.-iiii. near Iilue IJell. Kntrance wa
I ,i'¦cl and a s--arch of the prenils,.:; ,\\as made. Some load peiicil.s and :i i few scissors, erasers, etc., were stolen. j''rhere is no clue ly the .guilty parties. li iJii Tuesday morning at ll.:JO an .extra frei.ght train, running south, mot : Willi a small accident at Penllyn. Tie j'.bralie rigging uu a loaded tank cn- jdrupped, causing two wheels ui jumii 1 ithe track. The car ran along the ti jw ! for a distance, requiring the service uf .jthe v.recker to replace it on the ruii.s. alus, as lhe present mechanism is un-' -^ ^t'"'.^' '-"^ told of the lute Dr. .M. K. satisfactur.v. 1 Kuaiip, of Gwynedd. whicii reveals his
Albert Kulp stated that he has re- i paired some (;f the old hose and that ! cmut.
the uaiiics of the members in the ser¬ vice, uas also provided for, and Sec- letary li.oun anil .fi .s-ie D. Ila.v le.i' wer appciutej a comuiittee to procur.^. sucli a roll and to ha>e char.ge Uk reof. r
After the reading uf the luiiuites of' the meetiilg held on Dec. 7 the board 01 ; ingiiieeis. thriiugii Ije.vis i'lir.ingt.u-i. ' lepuried the aliparalus 111 goo-l coii.li- liou uilh rKpairs to llie iiiulur c1kiii-| ic.tl .suil in """Ogress. |
llie names uf three nierubei-s were; j pro|iosed, to be acted on at the iie.Kt' nitetiiig, aild llenry \V. Scattergood, ' vice* pre.si..lciit and secretar.v of the : C.'rnse-ICempcr i.:oniiiaii.v. vvas elected having been 1 to meinbership.
it wa.< decided to request the Amer¬ ican l.ali'runce liiigiiie company to for ward a new pump fur llie motor appar
liall public I tlJ^, jjyy_ luiving evid-ontly ijucn to nl tei-nate Uie.moetiuss as lias iM-eu thi rule foi- several years past. On otu or-casion. hovv.-ver. the annu.-il meeti.i;.; vvas lu'ld .-It Broad .-\xe-
article .\'V of the by- i he and George Crockett have covered Willi asbestos the heating boiler in the basement ot the building.
The games eunimitlei' repurted hav¬ ing i-i.lifcted $ti.'20.
-•A letter fioni the Uiilll.-iiid laliorator- les, inclosing a cheek for $150. was received by the company, and tliank-t vvere extended for the .gift.
Tlie auto chemical committe report¬ ed havin.g paid .$10:i on ,the note given th<' .\merican Lal-'raijce I'ire Engine euinpau.v, whi<''li leaves ;i baiaiic-e of but $'250 on the ubligatimi and a like lialancu oU the liiolor chemical ma¬ cliine,
Wm. J. Brnvvii, of the liunsc eomuiit- te, i-epurt"d tlial A. l-.-ipelina has pin
kindly human sentiment .iud very us per.sdnality. Ilr. Kiiapp vvsfs ;in active practitioner for Gl yar.s. and the story is told that during the l.itter part of his active vvork he was called Upon tu frequeiiUy visit a very ijoor famil.v of the neighborlioud. On one of iliese visits, the mother, with some apology handed the venerable physi- jcian a •*.'i bill. Dr. Knaiip accepted it :auil then, looking her in the face in lii kindly manner, pressed it back into iter hand again, saying. "1 think yuii can use Ihis. to better advantage than I.' and before the astonished and grate¬ ful woman could renions'irate or ex¬ press her thanks, he w-as gone. j Iln Krida.v aflernoon al 2.iri th Christiiia.-i exei-cises uf the Owyued.l i Friends- .-iuhool wero very crcdittibl.v
Stops Commercial Trade to Devote In¬ dustries to Help Crush Huns—Has Sold Electric Light Plant. The Philadelphia .\orth American, this Wednesday morning, says: Dr. U. V. Mattison, millionaire asbestos mine I owner and manufacturer of asbestos products. Is selling several of his big I public utility eiiterprlzes in the nortb- • ern suburban section and curttiiling '.li.s 1 commerilal acUvities at his Ambler plants that he may devote all tho re¬ sources of his ^l.'J.UOO.OOU asbestos works and mines to turning out goverii- , ment war orders.
I As part of his patriotic vvtir program. ¦ Doctor Mattisun, w-ho has two asbestos i plants at Ambler, cuntrols asbestos mines in Canada and lives at Ambler, has just sold the Ambler Klectric light piant to the Philadeliihia Suburban Gas «t Klectric company.
.Manut\w!turing asbestos products used in i.-oniii-ction v\'iili nniniiiuu . ships ai-roilutiies and otlu'i' vvar-uin- uliig devices by the I'liiled Stales gov¬ ernment is the sole thought o Dr. Mat¬ tison, who says he is taiving st lek o.' all his side lines that he may devoie himself "more partic-uiarly to wurk c.il- ciilated tu will the vvar."
.Sealed ill the libra y of his pulaiiul residoiice .-it .Vmbler, this man. wJio vii-tuall.v' huilt the town of Anibl.-r an.l , made it one of the igeatest a.sbesto.s centres in the vvorUI, tol dof his des-r- , to aid the United States governnient. "I haven't lieeu appolnteil one uf thes.- admiiii.slraturs. nor have 1 been to Washington lur a long time," stiid Due- tor Mattison. "But I'm doing a little : vvork that all industrial men slioull strive to do so ihat we may heat the , llun." He declared that the mobiliifj- 1 tion of the liiilustrits, no matter how ! remote from vvar indusiriefj. is a vital foree needed in the war.
ed rubber pads on the front .stairs iu 1 reu..ered liy the pupils under tlvj dnce- the buikling. and that arnui.gements ! """ "' "if P'-'ncipal. Miss ,!.hza Ani- have heen made for euriains. that 1 I''''- •H"' ^'"^ ^'-'^t'"''' ^ - Peters. Ihc
SPRING MILL.
'Liill
Mrs. Keubi-11 Kilpatricl;, .Mrs. Wm. Shirley, of Manayunk, and .Vtlss l.u- i-.cssa .Schall, of Pbiladelpiiia. visited ¦ ¦MuBv-afemtwoliy'^-'.-iityfewtel^ iiii^i»Jiifa)p>awnMi^)
Uarv.ey 11^, ..-, ' ef Rid.ge pfke. vis¬ ited C. B. Frankenlield on Kriday.
Mr. ¦ and .Mrs. Samuel Kiliiatri.-k, Samuel Kilpatrick. .lr.. and Kber Kil¬ patrick. ,if Sprin.g .Mill, and .Mr. an.l -Mrs. David Ratnsoy. rir.. Mr. and -Mis. David Uamse.v. .Ir.. an.l Miss I'loi-ence Ram'-ie.v. of (,'uusliohockeii. teiidei-ed a : surprise party lo Alexander Kilpatrick-, of 10^ I.everlngton avenue, Roxbor- on.gii, in honor uf his Both birthday.
Mrs. Samuel Kilpatrick spent Weil¬ nesday afternooii uith IrU-uds ill -Man¬ ayunk.
William j.'jilly has bi-n snlTerlug v\iti' a very heav.v cold.
There is miiidi iiuoi-ovemeiit in lie-
I Condition of Dorothy and .Marie l-'reas
who have been ennlined to their liomi-s.
oil Ihe Andorra farm, vvith scarlet
fever.
-Mrs. .loseph I'rankeniic-ld of .Norris¬ town, spent several da.vs here as the guest of her sou. Charles Krankonlleld.
.John Smith, wlio vvas operated upon recently, i.s impruviug.
On Tuesda.v inoriilng of last week a large quantity of egg eoal was distri¬ buted alon.g tbe south-bound Pennsyl¬ vania tracks due to the bottom of one uf the ciirs being open.
Idaiis are well under way tu prop.rly eare for tile meeling of the l'"iremeir.s .X.ssocjatioii .If Montgomery I'uuiKy at the next niding UII Jan. 5, The daii.-tj^.l lo be tendei'O^thc ladles vvliu .-.> kindljn tMiigiJ&nJaai^it. tai,
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School pupils ver-,'-eredilahly 'ii-es>"iU.eil "Widow Mcllon's CJiiristmas,"' Xvhich contained a beautiful moral, whi.-h was vvell emphacized.. "Old Woman In Her Shoo," was also very .ably given. The rirlmar.v pupils gnve pantomimes, tableaux. parts, mush-, etc., all of which retlleeted ve'satHity and ability.
The Plymouth Kriends' school clos¬ ed Krida.v for the Christmas .season.
.So far as Plymouth. ColA Point -anti the nelghburing secLiona aro concern¬ ed the eoal scarcitv ha.s not b^^en felt very much, as hoth the Rhoads estate. and the Corsons' yanks have been fairly well supplied and the disposi¬ tion of this :"uel has heen both .iudi- eious and tirneiy. Kew peojile have suffered, and in a measure a wider range of sei-vi,'e than usual has been covered Ii.v the deliveries ef both yards.
The Cold Point choir, on Sunday evening, rendered a beantiful vocal service at the Baptist church. The cantata was "The Night of Glory." The Sabbatii school's Christmas enter¬ tainment was given Monday evening, when a ve;y interestin.g pi-ogram was presented and enjoyed by a large au¬ dience.
Mrs. Thomas Hovenden and daugh- I ter, who are spending the winter in j Washington. D. C. were iu i-'lyuioutn i .Meeting for ;i lew days 'last week. | They have now gone back to Wash¬ ington, i
Mr. and Mrs. David Rhoads, of Hiek¬ orytown, spent Christmas day vvith their daughter, Mrs. Christian Wisler, in Lansdale.
During the holiday rush Miss Eliza- beth H. Marple, of Hickorytown, as- ; sisted in the Yost store, Norristown.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rhoads, of , Hickorytown, have moved into one of¬ the new houses uf the American .Mag nesia company, near Piymouth Meet ing.
Robert Dunne, who was the lirst janitor of the Plymouth ConsoiidJi'.e'l school, and who is uow employed in the asbestos plant, i.s residing in one of the company's new houses. About ' six of tho 1-' are occupied.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rhoads. uf Hickorytown,' spent Christinas wiih Mr. and .Mrs. Kugene Bightkep.
Dast Sunday evening the Sabbath school of the Plymoutii 1.'. E. church rendered a cantata, "The Traveler," in tile cluirch. Ill addition 1 there were recitations and music, apd the whole p ogram was exceptionally vvell pre- .senled to, a large and aripieciative au¬ dience.
Mrs. Lemuel Rodebaugh, of Hickory¬ town, spent Kriday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Berkhimer. ;
On Dec. 17 Josiah Freas, of Hickory- '
dav He is" hale and hearty and i^ resulted in 200 member.s .among the wd able to conduct his shoemaklng i ^'"V'"*'''"/'„''''' ^attyette paiier m lis look after the general' J"']" M'^'-^.y '«. '"yf*? ">" ""'='' for the Lee Tire ,t Rubber Co.
The dilapidated house o the Andoh
rations
lie- gla<
.wi.rk ..f
senqdes
['ni,iiish!i
were ver.v appropriate t -casun—a*! of w!iich was lii the puiu'ls—and in a.Miti.n.
t their proiii.rfss and kOn the
on
.\rr.'< lieVl%-. of Uie .' aina'alMeine cw.minlttec. reported that ati uneou- lirinei valuation of the company's pi-..- pet-tv totals to. more than .$3«,OilO. the valuation ln-ing fixed at fair ligures eithei- at what the propert.v Wt..sl ur a value arrived at after mature dili- beration.
Mr. Karrlugtuii r- ported that M; wires in the Rose \'aliey creek conini '.¦¦ hich operate the whistle, are in sn.i: I onditioii tliat they need and it was fleclded m uotif.v the .\in.- bler Klectric Light. lUat .vi- .Motor cotii- p.-iiiy tu mak-e i-epalrs thereto.
Chief Hayden repurted a slight lir uu .Vorlh streei uii Dec. 1 .S. About I'u men I'l-spoudel vvith the motor appl .i- tns aud the bla/.e was extlnguislie.'. after little loss.
It w-as decided t,, move from the old lire huuse to the new the safe and tie piano.
.Mr. Devin... statci that jl water bill
. 11M..111; ihe.; JTitieB,* ¦ arid\'''^h ¦cholar.s"vel'y creditablj?*^ presentd ¦fCvery Girl." both of which Were .horoiighl.v enjoyed b.v tho.se pi—seui and likewise revealed the trainin.g an 1 .-dncational prngre.sj of the pupils 1111- ¦ ier the careful training uf the able teachers.
liethleheni tJiiptist ehurch. of Peii-
ll.v n one of the v.-ry stiuugeat negro
cdiigregiUiuns in the suliurban see-
•,ti...rm ... itlou of Philadelphia, was ur.ganlzed iu
'I V Ut-l 111. II I. I .Oft.. ' 1 .._ ' - .. 1 •
iS9<i. and the cougregatnni. nothing I bers. Thi> lirst home of the congre- ' gallon, erected iu 1S8S. vvas 1.111 a sit--
near the present ida.ksinith shop. I southwest of the station. Tills place j of woj-sliip hovvever. Iinriied down in I IS.Mli, -an dtlie congregation, notliing i daunted, purchased the frame mission j building that had been used by the I whites and which branch was esttib- j lished by the Mt. Pieasant Bapiisl
church, A-mbler. $1.'!00 was iiaid for
Horsham Road Finances.
'i'lie annual siaiemeiit has beeu i.s- sued of the roa,! liimnoes of Hor.diam township, showing e.\'pendilures and receipts for the year ending Dec. :l. Tlie whole lax iluplicate yielde,! $77.')U.10, which was further increased by a balapce of .*li28,3!) irom last year and lyili tax uf $887.3i) ?1S0 was re¬ ceived from t;ie state iiighway depart¬ ment for use uf the Ke.viiship roller, $iiii each from .Mrs. Xori.iu Down^ an' 11. P. .McKean for the w.irk done on llu.ghes road, aud ?l.'i!'..'iU from C. and F. Greist fur Jloreland avenue im- piovemeut, so that the total funds to pass through the trea.sui'tr's hu.id.s were .510,081).Go.
The exiieu.litiires for tlie. yr-ar '.vere ¦S7"lO.;;l, vvith uutstandiie^ l!il« lax o." ¦Iil 1.17 and 11117 tax. -i^ri i::;..-di, and a ba¬ lance in the treasurv uf .sl2i*S.."i2. Th • hirg'est item of expense.'' was ' the Ulioniit of .l;V7r,o requiied b,v the sink-i Jiti^***n(l. .'lli*(iii»J.««»je« «nd olj the to"Wui-' sliiVi expelldt^ll ii;li;!(;7.22. us representfVi iln If. H. I'onily's account. .S. .S. Ha.g I eriy's account as road master and eii- ' gineer shows .$170.S.77 expended, tli, lar,gest items uf $(;i.-|..'Jl and $iil7.7 : lieiu.L;- fur laburers nn 1 foi stuiie.
II. II. William ; to only $211.80.
' One maiu item of lown.sliip expens is shown in the statement of .-fl.lii.i.j I for repaiis to state aid route 87. whicii 'is the road from liie liorsham sture t-i Ihe \\'(-ls:i road.
.lari-ettoyvn. re¬ of line turkeys The birds were a long time be-
iMi¥^"'
(-rtisnod aceuiint auiuunle.l
bier iias been doiuitcd l.y a >dumbeis'j """ propert.v, which served a.s a pkice
Killed at Spring Mill.
Asbury White, a negro living at Port Kenned.v, was fatally hurt earl.v Sun¬ day morning when he was struck by a train on the I'enna. railroa. 1 about 200 ' yaids soutii of the Siiriug Mill station: and ju.st opposite C. B. Frankenfield'.1 coal yard. It appea.is that \Vhite vvas in iVorristowii on Saturda.v night aiil had purehased . a quart of whiskey Later in some wa.v he found ills wav to Conshohocken, for he met a man on Fayette slreel. and a.sked hovv he cou'.i get to Fort Kennedy.
It is believed that lie hoarded
uplilv dealer, and that he will see thar tho fixture is erected in the tire house. The tender was. accepted with thanks. A communieatiou from the Flremens -Kssuciation of .Munt'gomery County gave the folliiwin.g list of meetings : Ambler. Jan. 5; LaMi.lt. Feb. 2; Potts¬ town. March 2.
The sum of $1 was turned over to tin- cuiiipauy by f'hief llaydeu to the com pany from th.- sale id' the old loci, iiiutive tire. '-
. All order wa ; passeil lu J. G. ltem;iii .<- Son ill the sum of $lli) for repaiis painting;,; and lettering of the miU.ii chemieal appartitus.
the
Upper Qublin Road Finances.
The l'pper l^uldiu ruud supervisurs report shows expenditures of $1C.0J;'.. !l;i fur the year ending Dev. 3, and then
SPRING MILL.
Tho drive for memberchip of mem-
town, quietly observed his 75th birth-i'^'^'¦«hi" °5 *'iL"'"' *^^i'"°^^ on Dec. 20- ." 'Ji . ¦>. . 1 , .- , ..- resulted in 200 member.s .among
husiness and to
store which he conducts In a portion of his dwellin.g. He has been a resi¬ dent of Plymouth township and of llieko'-ytown for lialf a century, and at tin. s served the township as tax col¬ lector, school director and judge of election. Mrs. Freas Is also well pre¬ served, and able to perform her ordin¬ ary limsehold duties. They will have bepn niarried 52 years on Jan. 31. ' Air. and Mrs. Charles Rhoads, of Hickorytown, spent Sunday with Mr. nnd Mrs. Gill in Norristown.
The Bex family, representing three generations, met in reunion on Christ¬ mas (Jay- at the parental homo, on Hi(^orytciwn lane, as tho guests of and iVIrs. Orlando Rex.
wrong train and went in the direction i remains a balance of $1020.S;', in tlie of Philadelphia. The (.(inductor appar-1 hands of tho treasurer, Wm/ J. Devine. ently discovered tiie man's error and j The main source t,t revenue was, ttf gav(^ him a slip ])a.ssiiig him back to | cour.se, from taxes, and Collector T. Port Kennedy. Witll this in his pos- | F. Shoemaker turned over the fol- sessioii he left the train at Spring Mill, lowing amounts : 11117 ta.xes, $13,5.')ii.- Instead of waitiu.g for a northbound ( 02; ' lOli; taxes, $);V3ti.05; 1015 taxes, triiin be proeeeded along the railroad | $1177.4ri. Hotel licenses amounted t.i ti-.'icks and some time during the night | $180.
ur early morning vvas struck by a Tiie lutul expeiisc-s'amounted to $10.- •train-as bis body vvas dis.irverpd about ()8(i.2:i,. the largest- item qf.•which is 6.15 Sunday morning. He vvas car- $0742.tjii for permiirieiit' improvement ried to ih»' ..Spring .Mill station in a|of roads. $.'i!iOO w'.'i's-required -Tor the .lying condition aii-l expired before ! sinking fund. Uemoval of snow. $117.- modieal aid could be given. HC is ! 11; -i-oafl oils. .$51»..'i«; tax on bonds, survived by a wife and 13-year-old | $305.11; roadmasters' wages $1131.12: son. ' ¦'? *S I collector's ((uniiiission, $471.3-1.
The townsliip has not only b- ,-u
(>eoiiumically administered during tie' year, despite the scarcity of and iligli -Pi-ieo. for labor and materials, but tie roads have heen kept 111 generally guo 1 condition. The work that could I"' made so has been constructed of p"i- maiienl materials and the state of (he highways in general has not been al¬ lowed to deteriorate from the well known high standard .set some years ago.
The bonds at the beginning of the year amounted to $79,500, and $3000 were paid off during the 12 months. The sinking fund accoimt shows a bal¬ ance of $9,011.25 on hand.
The tax duplicate amounts, on lie- present tax of $28,701.80. made up as follows: North district, $7,S4I.S,"i; South, $6,357.05: Kast, $8,256.30: Low¬ er. $6,243.60.
(Contlntied on Tage S).
ra nurseries, on tho Cedar Grove road, has been torn down.
Skating has been very dne on the Potts quarry, Cedar Grove.
The Christmas entertainment at tho Spring Mill church was very success¬ ful.
The Lafayette paper mill closed down cm Dec. 23 and wtll.resume on Dec. 31.
Tho llmo boiler at the Lafayette mill has been repaired by the Eagle Boiler works, Norristown.
flO employes of the Lee Tire & Rub¬ ber Co. have been laid off temporarily.
Ashton Lebold and Fred Sultzbach, of Camp Meade, spent Chiistmas at their htimes here.
of worship for the congregation until 189(1, when a lar.ge stone edifice was ereet(!(l direi-iL- in frunt of the fram • buildin.g. Thi.-! line |iroperl.v Is located on the nurthwest corner of the Pen¬ llyn and Blue Bell pike and Trewellyn avenue, and the new church cost up¬ wards of $10,000. which included the renovation of the old structure, .so that now the latter Is dashed ami in gener¬ al appearance lesemliles tlie stone work of the larger aud more commo¬ dious building. Rev. C. .\- l''.dwards. 1^. D.. the present pastor, hails from Westmoreland county. N'irginia. l.;iist- ern .Shore." .-is- it is ealled. He vvas educated iu Wasliington. D. 1'.. and in
^1^891 vvas graduate.! from the l.awsem- Ihai-.v, thut cit.v, heiii.g 01 dained Ihe same year. He at unce assumed the
! pastorate of the Bethlehem Baiitist church, which Ihen cumiiT-ised but 2.". member.s and now the membership hag reached Hie itiaguiliceiit propor¬ tions Of ilii'i 'l":ie wurk is actively car¬ ried on thidughout all departments.
I and the .Sunday school litis an enroU-
' ment of 150. .Mr. Kdwards is active and business like in all phases of the work, as is sliown ' by his foresight, when th.i new churili was c.qnceived. At that lime.;i building and loan mort¬ gage was created, which Is now hirge- l.v liquidated, so tinit the splendid pro¬ perty is almost free of debt.. As a tes¬ timonial to his work and his seholar- -"hip. the Correspuiidence School uf Washington. D. C. in, 1916. (conferred the 'degree of doctor' of divinlt.y ou Mr. hklwtirds. iVctive tis assistants i}i the.'- ¦ multitpdinuns duties .are .Ander¬ son Gi-e-n general superintendent an.l secretary of the church and Sabb.ith school; Rolierl K. Brown, diroctm- of •Sunda.v school work, and Rdward Reed, one of tbe teachers In the latter school.
—Rev. O. K Waage, pastor of f .St. Paul'- Lutheran' church, ne. Pennsburg. has resigned after years' serv^o.''
Caddies Feasted.
(..'hristmas diiiueis and enlerlaiii- ineiits tendered to the i.addy boya at a trio of suburban cuuntry clubs Thurs¬ da.v afternoon, were tVatured by a lav- : ish u.sage of the national culors in the decorative effects. The boys had a real Chri.stmas .linuer. llie inrke.y and all the tixin's, but no uther meats were served, even the soups being derived from sea-food, cieamed oyster stew. The colors of tlie allies wori^ bleiideii Willi the Christmas greens. Gifts dls- 'ti-ihuled to lhe boys were in the foi m 1 of mone.v or somi> .-ibsolutel.v tisefti! I artiele^a warm sweater or a scarf.
-Vf the Philmont t^lountr.v club, 225 I boys, who caddy under tlie captaincy ; of .loliii Gormley, were the guests. ' Tliei-p vvere sjiecial awards to caddirs I who showed the hi.ghest proliciency. I In Frills Glmbel's report he empha- i si-,!e.i the Importance uf the el-aii ' careful work of the caddies aa bidiig 'Ull essential feature to the success i.f , the golfer.
' At the Huntingd.in Valley clnh, No-
' Ille. 10(1 bo.vs were guests at a dinner,
I gift distrllnition aud an entert;iinmen(
'along vaudeville lilies, with D.-ivl 1
i Cnthbert, the club profpssiontil. as
niasti.r of ceremonies. 12 sweaters
were tiwarded Ihe ca.ddios vvith best re-
i cords, the gift of John W. Pepper.
j president. .Mrs. Kdward 1-'. Henson
j presented IJ knjtted scarfs to 12 boys
I next ill line a • exp'-rt caddies.
; IOO lioys who wurk at the Ol-l Vni'k
Rotid Coniitry .club vver(> guests ut tlr^
dinner at that cl.ili-biuise.
Sfys Corgressmari W.^itfon Sho,id t Succeed Himself.
in . Jhe N.iri iiucw 1
11, l.arzelere, F„s.;..
to say <'oiiC(!rhiiie,
Vrom this distiii-i.
Officers Nominated. Conshohocken lodge, 117. Knights of Pythl;(,s, iit Its regular meetin.g. nominated otlicers for the ensuln.g six months. These will be elected at th" next meiding. Thursday evening. December 27. Thev are: C, C, George Chell; \'. C. Robert J. Crawford; M. A.. ,1. Howard Burke: inner guard. Howard Vandegrift; outer guard, Wil¬ liam Smith; prolate, Howard Martin: trustee, Joseph Allen.
—The Dublin and l^ouderton Pik' company started to construct a con¬ crete bridge across the piko at tbe cast end of Silverdale borough, but ¦iwlng to tho severe cold weather, tbo vvui-k is at a standstill.
In an iiitervie.vv Herald, .Vicholas lias the following the ci.eigressm.'iu llenry W. Watsoii
"I think beyond qnesliuii he sboul-1 succeed himscdf.. He has niiiitiestione.l abilit.v, .sound judgment, and the type of (-hara-.'ter which commands eonll- denee among his fellow members of congress, and makes himself a useful leglslitor. Ho is diligent and untiring ill lookin.g after the interests of his district, which is well served. Mr. Watsuu. at the end of his pre.-eni term, vvill have h.ad four years of training and experinee in congress. It goes without saying' tliat it tak.^s about thtit longoefore a good man is ripe to take .an influential part in legis¬ lation. If ho is an unlltted man. he nevei- is ripe for real work. It is a great mistake to make frequent changes, unless it is apparent a man early shows his unfitness. Mr. Watson will be a much more useful and in¬ tluential man ia congress during ils next and future sessions than durlir; his flrst term, becaus(> he has leariie.l his job. Certain districts in thii coun¬ lry havo great influence In congi-e.-^.--- only becausa they have kept steadily in place their able roprescnt.atlves."
Horsham Fire Co. Makes Quick Re¬ sponse to Fire Alarm at Riley's—
Horsham Schools' Entertainments—
Miscellaneous Items From Dresher
and Jarrettown.
A. P. liissey, of Ilallowell, who ha.s been laid iqi for some time, Is again able to he about.
James Beresford, a resident of tho K. G. F. home. Davis Grove. Iia.s been spendiii.g a fevv days at Kddington.
John Palmer, resident of the K. G. I'/, home, Davis Grove, spent Christ¬ miis day vvith his daughter at .Sidiwciiksvillc.
.Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Whites-do, ot Hallowell, on Chrisimas day delight¬ fully entertained their .sons and daugh¬ ters at a family reunion.
Horsham luvv iiship public scliools. which closed 1,11 l''iiiliiy afternoon, will reopen next .Monday and continue^ lu .•¦¦essinn on New 'V'ear's da.v.
.\. iMclei- .-ind sou Hu.iy. of Hallo-- well, ou ChrisUnas day were ijjaests of lhe foiiiu r's daughter, M:s. B.jiijainiii Kiinil.': wile. In Phlla ielpliia.
Russell .Shive. vvho hiis been employ¬ ed oil tie- .labelwaiil farm of Jo.seph AVo .1!. .Ir., rjoui- Hallowell, has entered tli( tin,.luy of Dr. A. B .-Vrtbur.
.luel Harrar and Benjamin B ad field, of I'linsh.-im. were In .Voiristown, AVed¬ nesday of lasi week, preparing their ilil sw. rs lor the e.xuminiiig board.
.Mrs. and .Mrs. Isaac Siioemaker, of .•\bingtou, aud Clarence and the Mlsso.s Irene anl .Miiliel .Mien were t'hristmas. da.v gnest.-* of .Mr, iiiid .Mrs. Wiilter V. Allen. ,,f Halluwell.
Ou Iridav of lasi week Wllllarrr Wliili side, of Hallowell. disposed oi some hay to Koehler brothers, and hauled the piodui-t to the latter.
Ml. and Mrs. George Zeitler, Sr., of Horsham, on Christmas diiy. enter¬ tained their siins 1111,1 daughters and the latler.s' children ill a family reun¬ iou.
George .Sliaffer, pf leived several crates frum ('itljieppei-, Va. on the .iuiiruey (|uite cause of congested r;uIro.id conditions.
On Christmas day .Mrs. Kdwin Twin¬ ing, uf Davis Grove, pleasantly enter¬ tained her sous and diiughters. incluil¬ ing : .Vlr. iiivl .Mri^. l--'rank M,, Dager. of 111 ish.'im^au^-'.Mr. and Mrs.'Howar.l Twining fliid farirlly, of Ivyland.
VValter and C^larem-e Ail(>n.-(5f Hal.- lowell, last ..veek. attended the general sale of Kdward R.' Robbins. on yie Klerlin farm, un Slreet ro;id, Wa.'mln- Hler townshiii. The'sale amounted ti iuor? tnan siei'iu. The real estate has been sold.
.Mr. and .Ms. George Zeitler. Sr., of H.ii-sliani. im Christmiis .d.ay, ento'.-tain- t/il tlie y.ell'iey ami Si.-haffer families Among ibe gutv-ts was-Sergeant Har Schal'fei-.'. of .Vuihl.
I'"rod.^ T%kwalter, cTfHbrsham. wh Is the Champion lim.a boan grower of the fiiwusfiii), enju.ved green lima beans with his Christmas dinner. The vegetables were kept, uncanned, In the pods in il cool place in the house, and were liiseioiis ttud in line . (.¦undition. wiien eiiten.
Charles nutherfurd, the HiiHewell blacksmith. • i'orturateii' escuiied ser¬ ious injuries un Friday vvhlle shoeing- a horse. The animal kicked and strui k .Mr. Ktitherfor.l a glancing blow on his riglil hand an-l right leg. Both Umbs were painfully bruised, Init .Mi- Ftutherford was able to eontinue work.
Liist Wednesday evening a very huc- cessfiil oyster sujiper was given In Prospectviile ehureh. Owing to drifted roads the i.'e cream was not delivered from l.ansi'iile. but several volunteers made a trip t.. .\mbler an.l returnel with the luseiouH "eats," whiidi were much enjoyed. "^Despite the severe- wciilher the attendance tuid .general, support were very ijratifying.
(inc da.v last week while Mrs. Janio-> Cooper, of Ilallowell. was sleighing-, she was thrown uut near tbe K. G. K. home when ii runner caught iu a rut in the road, 't'lie horse ran away and. collided with a sleigh of R. B. Fin-- le.v's driven by r-:inier Barlow. Plum¬ ber's tools and littings were scatter¬ ed in 'the snow and the I.ttter's sleigh, was damagi'vd. .Xeither of the oecu- pants was hurt.
The clo.sing' Christinai exercises jf the Bojiylon school wero given l-'i-i- day afternoon befoie a lar.ge and ap- prei-iiitive audience, and Aliss Jan, Meredith and her pupils deserve credit for the well rendennl exercises. Miss .Meredith brought len- victrola to the school. Ihe music of which vvas ver. ente-talning. Miss Sii'-ab ^ii' also fui - nlsh. d instruineuliil music. The tit- fort-j of till" cliildren were i' inly in teresting-, but very creditalile. Thn .lecorations wero inhurmouy with th(^ spirit iiml iietuallties uf tb< (Uirlstm.is seiison.
On Saturday l"sr ,loseph Whiteside, of Ilallowell, sl ii)j.„-ii lou bushels of potatoes to the Philadelphia markets by troiiey freight. The tubers wert; hauled to the Ilallowell freight sta¬ tfon in two big sleds, and opposite A. P. Bissey's resideneo one pair of Iiorses were ungeared and tittaelied to the front of J. B. Si^irill's big motor truck to pull it tbroilgh the drifts r.l' the roiid in frrfnt of the K. G. K. borne. The truck waa witliout the servlceof chains, but experienced no difnculty In negiitiitting tbe rest of tbl>"journay un¬ der its ovvn power. ' ¦ '
Ml.sa Irene Allen, of Hiillowell, teach¬ er of the I'enn Blair school, vvest of Prospectvillo, and her pupils gavo a. very interesting and highly creditable enlertiiinment at the selioid last Fri¬ day afternoon, which was well attend¬ ed by many of the patrons and resi¬ dents. Tho decoralioils were in keep ing with the yule-tid(\ and the draw ing.s on tbe bliu-kh.iards not unly re- tlected the pupils' skill, but also show¬ ed suggestions uf i'he Christmas fea-'i in the reprudnctious of turkeys, chick en.s, etc. Th(> program vvas exception ally well presented. A fuur-year-olii son of Mr. and Mrs, .Shields, gavo 11 recitation with assurani-e. and Kdvvii Kirk, one of tbe pupils, most ably play ed the part of Santa iMaus, and be side taking- an Imporlant part of th, caste, carried out the practical reiuo- sentatlon by distributing tbe gifts. Miss Allen presented each pupil with ii box of camiy.
(Continued on page S).
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m'-Ti't^V^f^"
IThe Ambler Gazette.
vot. XXXV-NO. .^O
AMBLER, pa:. DECEMBER 27. 1917
JS1.75 A yp:ar
COLD POINT 'BLUE BELL 'FIREMEN'S ANDPLYM0UTH.|H()RSE^0MPANY| SERVICE FLAG.
pappenintfs st Local Interest toJOur i Organization Closes Tbtn Year cf Its i Ambler Company WUl Pay Tribute Readers. History. to Hero Members.
WHITPAIN AN. jLOCAL PLANTS iHORSHAMAND L GWYNEDD.I TO HELP U. S.i UPPER DUBLIN.
I I
Who's Who and Whai's What injhej Dr. MatUson Pledges Interests to! Miscellaneous Items of Interest to Two Townships. " ihe Government. Many Readers.
Christmas Visitations — Appropriate, Meetings Nowadays Partake of Social Will Contain 15 or More Stars at Pre- | History of Bethlehem Bapaist Church,
Exercises by Schools and Churches
— Harmonville and Hickorytown
Personals.
Liast week G. & W. H. Corson, of tJold Point, unloaded a car ot stove coal.
Albright & Mebus, landscape engin¬ eers, who have been doing
lot of
Rather Than Business Nature—No Horses Stolen Ouring the Year—Re¬ tiring Officers Are Re-elected.
The 7Cth annual meting of the Blue Bell Horse Company for the recov.-ry of stolen horses and detection of thieves was held, Thursday atternoon' at the IJlue liell inn, J. C. llinkle. pre¬
sent—Roll of Honor to Be Establish- i Penllyn, Shows Growth and Ad- ed—Inventory Shows Assets of; vancement — Thieves Visit Whlt- Nearly $40,000. pain's New School—Miscellaneous.
The Wissahickon Fire company, oi '• VVlioopiii.g cough Ii.i.s invaded ili.' Ambler, will shortly Hy a service flag, j famliy of kobert .McPheison, llwynedd conlaining a star tor each niember ..i ' Valley.
the tnited Statu.s service. Action, j,,. ,,,,,1 ^^^.^ \y„j >i,jilenhauer, of was taken at the regular meeting lust : Gwynedd, announce the engagement ot Fiiday evening, when VVm. ,1. Ijeyiiie ti,^,i,. ,|;n,gin(,r Aliss Ethel J., to Mr.
nrit on the Erdenheim oroperty of' prletor, who tendered the 58 members . „, .....c,...^. .....,„ ^ -., ._
«onvirp Widener received two cars of of the (.-onipany iiresent with a splendii ; offered to have the Hag made Provide I | ;y],,[^i,j ,.. J,^^JJ^^,y i,-,j,.t Washington, on c^ush^ stone at WllUams station for , dinner. : the company will provide tlie ma tei-, ti,,,.,,,^^ evening, December 26th.
The ..tone was loaded I The retiring ollicers were re-elected ials. The oiler was '"^'-7^^'' j;, "'i J. c. llinkle, of Idue liell hotel, re- .is follows: pre.sident, I>r. S.C, Seiple, thanks ami Mr. IJevine and Sec eta y, ^^^.,„.^,,, ^^.^ ' , ^^.„i^„
of Centre .Square; vice president, Urown were appointed a committe u. ^^^^^ ^.^^^ ^^^^^_^ WeAnos'lav night
the operation. In box cars.
The Plymouth branch of the Read¬ ing railroad has been receiving the assistance of two government loco¬ motives from Bridgeport in the move- ¦lent of freight over the branch. It is reported that an additional two will shortly be put into service.
W. B. Cox, of Cold Point, wlio was laid up with seriou : Illness, is again able to be out and about his business.
A son of .Vllltoii R. Snyder, agent at Plourtown, is studyinK railroading from the bottom upwards, and ha.s connected himself with llie track gang of the Plymouth branch.
The old trolley dinkey that formerly operated between Ilarmonville and Plymouth Meeting was so liadly dam¬ aged last week th.it another car wa-i pressed into .-servic. The trolley lin.! between the two places was ciosed by Jack l-'rost last week with Old Sol de¬ clining to disHoive the injunction. A gang of nu-n with picks and shovels opened one rail, and the sand car, oper¬ ated very slowly, was driven ovei- tli,- route, one wheel cutting and k^'u ling the ice so that it was easily remove.l and, the track opened.
Harland Markel, wlio is a stu'leut at the Mt. Airy institute for the deaf and dumb, is speu.iin.ir the Cliristma! hol¬ idays wilh his parents. .Mr. and -Vlrs. George JIarkel in ri;.-moutIi .Meeting.
Miss Aliie Amblir. who is pu-suing a course of study at Cornell niiiverdi.v. Ithaca, N. y.. returneil home I-riday to Plymouth .Meeting to s|iend the hol¬ idays with her motlier, Mrs. .\nuie 1e char.ge Uk reof. r
After the reading uf the luiiuites of' the meetiilg held on Dec. 7 the board 01 ; ingiiieeis. thriiugii Ije.vis i'lir.ingt.u-i. ' lepuried the aliparalus 111 goo-l coii.li- liou uilh rKpairs to llie iiiulur c1kiii-| ic.tl .suil in """Ogress. |
llie names uf three nierubei-s were; j pro|iosed, to be acted on at the iie.Kt' nitetiiig, aild llenry \V. Scattergood, ' vice* pre.si..lciit and secretar.v of the : C.'rnse-ICempcr i.:oniiiaii.v. vvas elected having been 1 to meinbership.
it wa.< decided to request the Amer¬ ican l.ali'runce liiigiiie company to for ward a new pump fur llie motor appar
liall public I tlJ^, jjyy_ luiving evid-ontly ijucn to nl tei-nate Uie.moetiuss as lias iM-eu thi rule foi- several years past. On otu or-casion. hovv.-ver. the annu.-il meeti.i;.; vvas lu'ld .-It Broad .-\xe-
article .\'V of the by- i he and George Crockett have covered Willi asbestos the heating boiler in the basement ot the building.
The games eunimitlei' repurted hav¬ ing i-i.lifcted $ti.'20.
-•A letter fioni the Uiilll.-iiid laliorator- les, inclosing a cheek for $150. was received by the company, and tliank-t vvere extended for the .gift.
Tlie auto chemical committe report¬ ed havin.g paid .$10:i on ,the note given thawnMi^)
Uarv.ey 11^, ..-, ' ef Rid.ge pfke. vis¬ ited C. B. Frankenlield on Kriday.
Mr. ¦ and .Mrs. Samuel Kiliiatri.-k, Samuel Kilpatrick. .lr.. and Kber Kil¬ patrick. ,if Sprin.g .Mill, and .Mr. an.l -Mrs. David Ratnsoy. rir.. Mr. and -Mis. David Uamse.v. .Ir.. an.l Miss I'loi-ence Ram'-ie.v. of (,'uusliohockeii. teiidei-ed a : surprise party lo Alexander Kilpatrick-, of 10^ I.everlngton avenue, Roxbor- on.gii, in honor uf his Both birthday.
Mrs. Samuel Kilpatrick spent Weil¬ nesday afternooii uith IrU-uds ill -Man¬ ayunk.
William j.'jilly has bi-n snlTerlug v\iti' a very heav.v cold.
There is miiidi iiuoi-ovemeiit in lie-
I Condition of Dorothy and .Marie l-'reas
who have been ennlined to their liomi-s.
oil Ihe Andorra farm, vvith scarlet
fever.
-Mrs. .loseph I'rankeniic-ld of .Norris¬ town, spent several da.vs here as the guest of her sou. Charles Krankonlleld.
.John Smith, wlio vvas operated upon recently, i.s impruviug.
On Tuesda.v inoriilng of last week a large quantity of egg eoal was distri¬ buted alon.g tbe south-bound Pennsyl¬ vania tracks due to the bottom of one uf the ciirs being open.
Idaiis are well under way tu prop.rly eare for tile meeling of the l'"iremeir.s .X.ssocjatioii .If Montgomery I'uuiKy at the next niding UII Jan. 5, The daii.-tj^.l lo be tendei'O^thc ladles vvliu .-.> kindljn tMiigiJ&nJaai^it. tai,
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School pupils ver-,'-eredilahly 'ii-es>"iU.eil "Widow Mcllon's CJiiristmas,"' Xvhich contained a beautiful moral, whi.-h was vvell emphacized.. "Old Woman In Her Shoo," was also very .ably given. The rirlmar.v pupils gnve pantomimes, tableaux. parts, mush-, etc., all of which retlleeted ve'satHity and ability.
The Plymouth Kriends' school clos¬ ed Krida.v for the Christmas .season.
.So far as Plymouth. ColA Point -anti the nelghburing secLiona aro concern¬ ed the eoal scarcitv ha.s not b^^en felt very much, as hoth the Rhoads estate. and the Corsons' yanks have been fairly well supplied and the disposi¬ tion of this :"uel has heen both .iudi- eious and tirneiy. Kew peojile have suffered, and in a measure a wider range of sei-vi,'e than usual has been covered Ii.v the deliveries ef both yards.
The Cold Point choir, on Sunday evening, rendered a beantiful vocal service at the Baptist church. The cantata was "The Night of Glory." The Sabbatii school's Christmas enter¬ tainment was given Monday evening, when a ve;y interestin.g pi-ogram was presented and enjoyed by a large au¬ dience.
Mrs. Thomas Hovenden and daugh- I ter, who are spending the winter in j Washington. D. C. were iu i-'lyuioutn i .Meeting for ;i lew days 'last week. | They have now gone back to Wash¬ ington, i
Mr. and Mrs. David Rhoads, of Hiek¬ orytown, spent Christmas day vvith their daughter, Mrs. Christian Wisler, in Lansdale.
During the holiday rush Miss Eliza- beth H. Marple, of Hickorytown, as- ; sisted in the Yost store, Norristown.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rhoads, of , Hickorytown, have moved into one of¬ the new houses uf the American .Mag nesia company, near Piymouth Meet ing.
Robert Dunne, who was the lirst janitor of the Plymouth ConsoiidJi'.e'l school, and who is uow employed in the asbestos plant, i.s residing in one of the company's new houses. About ' six of tho 1-' are occupied.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rhoads. uf Hickorytown,' spent Christinas wiih Mr. and .Mrs. Kugene Bightkep.
Dast Sunday evening the Sabbath school of the Plymoutii 1.'. E. church rendered a cantata, "The Traveler," in tile cluirch. Ill addition 1 there were recitations and music, apd the whole p ogram was exceptionally vvell pre- .senled to, a large and aripieciative au¬ dience.
Mrs. Lemuel Rodebaugh, of Hickory¬ town, spent Kriday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Berkhimer. ;
On Dec. 17 Josiah Freas, of Hickory- '
dav He is" hale and hearty and i^ resulted in 200 member.s .among the wd able to conduct his shoemaklng i ^'"V'"*'''"/'„''''' ^attyette paiier m lis look after the general' J"']" M'^'-^.y '«. '"yf*? ">" ""'='' for the Lee Tire ,t Rubber Co.
The dilapidated house o the Andoh
rations
lie- gla<
.wi.rk ..f
senqdes
['ni,iiish!i
were ver.v appropriate t -casun—a*! of w!iich was lii the puiu'ls—and in a.Miti.n.
t their proiii.rfss and kOn the
on
.\rr.'< lieVl%-. of Uie .' aina'alMeine cw.minlttec. reported that ati uneou- lirinei valuation of the company's pi-..- pet-tv totals to. more than .$3«,OilO. the valuation ln-ing fixed at fair ligures eithei- at what the propert.v Wt..sl ur a value arrived at after mature dili- beration.
Mr. Karrlugtuii r- ported that M; wires in the Rose \'aliey creek conini '.¦¦ hich operate the whistle, are in sn.i: I onditioii tliat they need and it was fleclded m uotif.v the .\in.- bler Klectric Light. lUat .vi- .Motor cotii- p.-iiiy tu mak-e i-epalrs thereto.
Chief Hayden repurted a slight lir uu .Vorlh streei uii Dec. 1 .S. About I'u men I'l-spoudel vvith the motor appl .i- tns aud the bla/.e was extlnguislie.'. after little loss.
It w-as decided t,, move from the old lire huuse to the new the safe and tie piano.
.Mr. Devin... statci that jl water bill
. 11M..111; ihe.; JTitieB,* ¦ arid\'''^h ¦cholar.s"vel'y creditablj?*^ presentd ¦fCvery Girl." both of which Were .horoiighl.v enjoyed b.v tho.se pi—seui and likewise revealed the trainin.g an 1 .-dncational prngre.sj of the pupils 1111- ¦ ier the careful training uf the able teachers.
liethleheni tJiiptist ehurch. of Peii-
ll.v n one of the v.-ry stiuugeat negro
cdiigregiUiuns in the suliurban see-
•,ti...rm ... itlou of Philadelphia, was ur.ganlzed iu
'I V Ut-l 111. II I. I .Oft.. ' 1 .._ ' - .. 1 •
iS9 lirst home of the congre- ' gallon, erected iu 1S8S. vvas 1.111 a sit--
near the present ida.ksinith shop. I southwest of the station. Tills place j of woj-sliip hovvever. Iinriied down in I IS.Mli, -an dtlie congregation, notliing i daunted, purchased the frame mission j building that had been used by the I whites and which branch was esttib- j lished by the Mt. Pieasant Bapiisl
church, A-mbler. $1.'!00 was iiaid for
Horsham Road Finances.
'i'lie annual siaiemeiit has beeu i.s- sued of the roa,! liimnoes of Hor.diam township, showing e.\'pendilures and receipts for the year ending Dec. :l. Tlie whole lax iluplicate yielde,! $77.')U.10, which was further increased by a balapce of .*li28,3!) irom last year and lyili tax uf $887.3i) ?1S0 was re¬ ceived from t;ie state iiighway depart¬ ment for use uf the Ke.viiship roller, $iiii each from .Mrs. Xori.iu Down^ an' 11. P. .McKean for the w.irk done on llu.ghes road, aud ?l.'i!'..'iU from C. and F. Greist fur Jloreland avenue im- piovemeut, so that the total funds to pass through the trea.sui'tr's hu.id.s were .510,081).Go.
The exiieu.litiires for tlie. yr-ar '.vere ¦S7"lO.;;l, vvith uutstandiie^ l!il« lax o." ¦Iil 1.17 and 11117 tax. -i^ri i::;..-di, and a ba¬ lance in the treasurv uf .sl2i*S.."i2. Th • hirg'est item of expense.'' was ' the Ulioniit of .l;V7r,o requiied b,v the sink-i Jiti^***n(l. .'lli*(iii»J.««»je« «nd olj the to"Wui-' sliiVi expelldt^ll ii;li;!(;7.22. us representfVi iln If. H. I'onily's account. .S. .S. Ha.g I eriy's account as road master and eii- ' gineer shows .$170.S.77 expended, tli, lar,gest items uf $(;i.-|..'Jl and $iil7.7 : lieiu.L;- fur laburers nn 1 foi stuiie.
II. II. William ; to only $211.80.
' One maiu item of lown.sliip expens is shown in the statement of .-fl.lii.i.j I for repaiis to state aid route 87. whicii 'is the road from liie liorsham sture t-i Ihe \\'(-ls:i road.
.lari-ettoyvn. re¬ of line turkeys The birds were a long time be-
iMi¥^"'
(-rtisnod aceuiint auiuunle.l
bier iias been doiuitcd l.y a >dumbeis'j """ propert.v, which served a.s a pkice
Killed at Spring Mill.
Asbury White, a negro living at Port Kenned.v, was fatally hurt earl.v Sun¬ day morning when he was struck by a train on the I'enna. railroa. 1 about 200 ' yaids soutii of the Siiriug Mill station: and ju.st opposite C. B. Frankenfield'.1 coal yard. It appea.is that \Vhite vvas in iVorristowii on Saturda.v night aiil had purehased . a quart of whiskey Later in some wa.v he found ills wav to Conshohocken, for he met a man on Fayette slreel. and a.sked hovv he cou'.i get to Fort Kennedy.
It is believed that lie hoarded
uplilv dealer, and that he will see thar tho fixture is erected in the tire house. The tender was. accepted with thanks. A communieatiou from the Flremens -Kssuciation of .Munt'gomery County gave the folliiwin.g list of meetings : Ambler. Jan. 5; LaMi.lt. Feb. 2; Potts¬ town. March 2.
The sum of $1 was turned over to tin- cuiiipauy by f'hief llaydeu to the com pany from th.- sale id' the old loci, iiiutive tire. '-
. All order wa ; passeil lu J. G. ltem;iii .. . 1 , .- , ..- resulted in 200 member.s .among
husiness and to
store which he conducts In a portion of his dwellin.g. He has been a resi¬ dent of Plymouth township and of llieko'-ytown for lialf a century, and at tin. s served the township as tax col¬ lector, school director and judge of election. Mrs. Freas Is also well pre¬ served, and able to perform her ordin¬ ary limsehold duties. They will have bepn niarried 52 years on Jan. 31. ' Air. and Mrs. Charles Rhoads, of Hickorytown, spent Sunday with Mr. nnd Mrs. Gill in Norristown.
The Bex family, representing three generations, met in reunion on Christ¬ mas (Jay- at the parental homo, on Hi(^orytciwn lane, as tho guests of and iVIrs. Orlando Rex.
wrong train and went in the direction i remains a balance of $1020.S;', in tlie of Philadelphia. The (.(inductor appar-1 hands of tho treasurer, Wm/ J. Devine. ently discovered tiie man's error and j The main source t,t revenue was, ttf gav(^ him a slip ])a.ssiiig him back to | cour.se, from taxes, and Collector T. Port Kennedy. Witll this in his pos- | F. Shoemaker turned over the fol- sessioii he left the train at Spring Mill, lowing amounts : 11117 ta.xes, $13,5.')ii.- Instead of waitiu.g for a northbound ( 02; ' lOli; taxes, $);V3ti.05; 1015 taxes, triiin be proeeeded along the railroad | $1177.4ri. Hotel licenses amounted t.i ti-.'icks and some time during the night | $180.
ur early morning vvas struck by a Tiie lutul expeiisc-s'amounted to $10.- •train-as bis body vvas dis.irverpd about ()8(i.2:i,. the largest- item qf.•which is 6.15 Sunday morning. He vvas car- $0742.tjii for permiirieiit' improvement ried to ih»' ..Spring .Mill station in a|of roads. $.'i!iOO w'.'i's-required -Tor the .lying condition aii-l expired before ! sinking fund. Uemoval of snow. $117.- modieal aid could be given. HC is ! 11; -i-oafl oils. .$51»..'i«; tax on bonds, survived by a wife and 13-year-old | $305.11; roadmasters' wages $1131.12: son. ' ¦'? *S I collector's ((uniiiission, $471.3-1.
The townsliip has not only b- ,-u
(>eoiiumically administered during tie' year, despite the scarcity of and iligli -Pi-ieo. for labor and materials, but tie roads have heen kept 111 generally guo 1 condition. The work that could I"' made so has been constructed of p"i- maiienl materials and the state of (he highways in general has not been al¬ lowed to deteriorate from the well known high standard .set some years ago.
The bonds at the beginning of the year amounted to $79,500, and $3000 were paid off during the 12 months. The sinking fund accoimt shows a bal¬ ance of $9,011.25 on hand.
The tax duplicate amounts, on lie- present tax of $28,701.80. made up as follows: North district, $7,S4I.S,"i; South, $6,357.05: Kast, $8,256.30: Low¬ er. $6,243.60.
(Contlntied on Tage S).
ra nurseries, on tho Cedar Grove road, has been torn down.
Skating has been very dne on the Potts quarry, Cedar Grove.
The Christmas entertainment at tho Spring Mill church was very success¬ ful.
The Lafayette paper mill closed down cm Dec. 23 and wtll.resume on Dec. 31.
Tho llmo boiler at the Lafayette mill has been repaired by the Eagle Boiler works, Norristown.
flO employes of the Lee Tire & Rub¬ ber Co. have been laid off temporarily.
Ashton Lebold and Fred Sultzbach, of Camp Meade, spent Chiistmas at their htimes here.
of worship for the congregation until 189(1, when a lar.ge stone edifice was ereet(!(l direi-iL- in frunt of the fram • buildin.g. Thi.-! line |iroperl.v Is located on the nurthwest corner of the Pen¬ llyn and Blue Bell pike and Trewellyn avenue, and the new church cost up¬ wards of $10,000. which included the renovation of the old structure, .so that now the latter Is dashed ami in gener¬ al appearance lesemliles tlie stone work of the larger aud more commo¬ dious building. Rev. C. .\- l''.dwards. 1^. D.. the present pastor, hails from Westmoreland county. N'irginia. l.;iist- ern .Shore." .-is- it is ealled. He vvas educated iu Wasliington. D. 1'.. and in
^1^891 vvas graduate.! from the l.awsem- Ihai-.v, thut cit.v, heiii.g 01 dained Ihe same year. He at unce assumed the
! pastorate of the Bethlehem Baiitist church, which Ihen cumiiT-ised but 2.". member.s and now the membership hag reached Hie itiaguiliceiit propor¬ tions Of ilii'i 'l":ie wurk is actively car¬ ried on thidughout all departments.
I and the .Sunday school litis an enroU-
' ment of 150. .Mr. Kdwards is active and business like in all phases of the work, as is sliown ' by his foresight, when th.i new churili was c.qnceived. At that lime.;i building and loan mort¬ gage was created, which Is now hirge- l.v liquidated, so tinit the splendid pro¬ perty is almost free of debt.. As a tes¬ timonial to his work and his seholar- -"hip. the Correspuiidence School uf Washington. D. C. in, 1916. (conferred the 'degree of doctor' of divinlt.y ou Mr. hklwtirds. iVctive tis assistants i}i the.'- ¦ multitpdinuns duties .are .Ander¬ son Gi-e-n general superintendent an.l secretary of the church and Sabb.ith school; Rolierl K. Brown, diroctm- of •Sunda.v school work, and Rdward Reed, one of tbe teachers In the latter school.
—Rev. O. K Waage, pastor of f .St. Paul'- Lutheran' church, ne. Pennsburg. has resigned after years' serv^o.''
Caddies Feasted.
(..'hristmas diiiueis and enlerlaiii- ineiits tendered to the i.addy boya at a trio of suburban cuuntry clubs Thurs¬ da.v afternoon, were tVatured by a lav- : ish u.sage of the national culors in the decorative effects. The boys had a real Chri.stmas .linuer. llie inrke.y and all the tixin's, but no uther meats were served, even the soups being derived from sea-food, cieamed oyster stew. The colors of tlie allies wori^ bleiideii Willi the Christmas greens. Gifts dls- 'ti-ihuled to lhe boys were in the foi m 1 of mone.v or somi> .-ibsolutel.v tisefti! I artiele^a warm sweater or a scarf.
-Vf the Philmont t^lountr.v club, 225 I boys, who caddy under tlie captaincy ; of .loliii Gormley, were the guests. ' Tliei-p vvere sjiecial awards to caddirs I who showed the hi.ghest proliciency. I In Frills Glmbel's report he empha- i si-,!e.i the Importance uf the el-aii ' careful work of the caddies aa bidiig 'Ull essential feature to the success i.f , the golfer.
' At the Huntingd.in Valley clnh, No-
' Ille. 10(1 bo.vs were guests at a dinner,
I gift distrllnition aud an entert;iinmen(
'along vaudeville lilies, with D.-ivl 1
i Cnthbert, the club profpssiontil. as
niasti.r of ceremonies. 12 sweaters
were tiwarded Ihe ca.ddios vvith best re-
i cords, the gift of John W. Pepper.
j president. .Mrs. Kdward 1-'. Henson
j presented IJ knjtted scarfs to 12 boys
I next ill line a • exp'-rt caddies.
; IOO lioys who wurk at the Ol-l Vni'k
Rotid Coniitry .club vver(> guests ut tlr^
dinner at that cl.ili-biuise.
Sfys Corgressmari W.^itfon Sho,id t Succeed Himself.
in . Jhe N.iri iiucw 1
11, l.arzelere, F„s.;..
to say he has leariie.l his job. Certain districts in thii coun¬ lry havo great influence In congi-e.-^.--- only becausa they have kept steadily in place their able roprescnt.atlves."
Horsham Fire Co. Makes Quick Re¬ sponse to Fire Alarm at Riley's—
Horsham Schools' Entertainments—
Miscellaneous Items From Dresher
and Jarrettown.
A. P. liissey, of Ilallowell, who ha.s been laid iqi for some time, Is again able to he about.
James Beresford, a resident of tho K. G. F. home. Davis Grove. Iia.s been spendiii.g a fevv days at Kddington.
John Palmer, resident of the K. G. I'/, home, Davis Grove, spent Christ¬ miis day vvith his daughter at .Sidiwciiksvillc.
.Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Whites-do, ot Hallowell, on Chrisimas day delight¬ fully entertained their .sons and daugh¬ ters at a family reunion.
Horsham luvv iiship public scliools. which closed 1,11 l''iiiliiy afternoon, will reopen next .Monday and continue^ lu .•¦¦essinn on New 'V'ear's da.v.
.\. iMclei- .-ind sou Hu.iy. of Hallo-- well, ou ChrisUnas day were ijjaests of lhe foiiiu r's daughter, M:s. B.jiijainiii Kiinil.': wile. In Phlla ielpliia.
Russell .Shive. vvho hiis been employ¬ ed oil tie- .labelwaiil farm of Jo.seph AVo .1!. .Ir., rjoui- Hallowell, has entered tli( tin,.luy of Dr. A. B .-Vrtbur.
.luel Harrar and Benjamin B ad field, of I'linsh.-im. were In .Voiristown, AVed¬ nesday of lasi week, preparing their ilil sw. rs lor the e.xuminiiig board.
.Mrs. and .Mrs. Isaac Siioemaker, of .•\bingtou, aud Clarence and the Mlsso.s Irene anl .Miiliel .Mien were t'hristmas. da.v gnest.-* of .Mr, iiiid .Mrs. Wiilter V. Allen. ,,f Halluwell.
Ou Iridav of lasi week Wllllarrr Wliili side, of Hallowell. disposed oi some hay to Koehler brothers, and hauled the piodui-t to the latter.
Ml. and Mrs. George Zeitler, Sr., of Horsham, on Christmas diiy. enter¬ tained their siins 1111,1 daughters and the latler.s' children ill a family reun¬ iou.
George .Sliaffer, pf leived several crates frum ('itljieppei-, Va. on the .iuiiruey (|uite cause of congested r;uIro.id conditions.
On Christmas day .Mrs. Kdwin Twin¬ ing, uf Davis Grove, pleasantly enter¬ tained her sous and diiughters. incluil¬ ing : .Vlr. iiivl .Mri^. l--'rank M,, Dager. of 111 ish.'im^au^-'.Mr. and Mrs.'Howar.l Twining fliid farirlly, of Ivyland.
VValter and C^larem-e Ail(>n.-(5f Hal.- lowell, last ..veek. attended the general sale of Kdward R.' Robbins. on yie Klerlin farm, un Slreet ro;id, Wa.'mln- Hler townshiii. The'sale amounted ti iuor? tnan siei'iu. The real estate has been sold.
.Mr. and .Ms. George Zeitler. Sr., of H.ii-sliani. im Christmiis .d.ay, ento'.-tain- t/il tlie y.ell'iey ami Si.-haffer families Among ibe gutv-ts was-Sergeant Har Schal'fei-.'. of .Vuihl.
I'"rod.^ T%kwalter, cTfHbrsham. wh Is the Champion lim.a boan grower of the fiiwusfiii), enju.ved green lima beans with his Christmas dinner. The vegetables were kept, uncanned, In the pods in il cool place in the house, and were liiseioiis ttud in line . (.¦undition. wiien eiiten.
Charles nutherfurd, the HiiHewell blacksmith. • i'orturateii' escuiied ser¬ ious injuries un Friday vvhlle shoeing- a horse. The animal kicked and strui k .Mr. Ktitherfor.l a glancing blow on his riglil hand an-l right leg. Both Umbs were painfully bruised, Init .Mi- Ftutherford was able to eontinue work.
Liist Wednesday evening a very huc- cessfiil oyster sujiper was given In Prospectviile ehureh. Owing to drifted roads the i.'e cream was not delivered from l.ansi'iile. but several volunteers made a trip t.. .\mbler an.l returnel with the luseiouH "eats," whiidi were much enjoyed. "^Despite the severe- wciilher the attendance tuid .general, support were very ijratifying.
(inc da.v last week while Mrs. Janio-> Cooper, of Ilallowell. was sleighing-, she was thrown uut near tbe K. G. K. home when ii runner caught iu a rut in the road, 't'lie horse ran away and. collided with a sleigh of R. B. Fin-- le.v's driven by r-:inier Barlow. Plum¬ ber's tools and littings were scatter¬ ed in 'the snow and the I.ttter's sleigh, was damagi'vd. .Xeither of the oecu- pants was hurt.
The clo.sing' Christinai exercises jf the Bojiylon school wero given l-'i-i- day afternoon befoie a lar.ge and ap- prei-iiitive audience, and Aliss Jan, Meredith and her pupils deserve credit for the well rendennl exercises. Miss .Meredith brought len- victrola to the school. Ihe music of which vvas ver. ente-talning. Miss Sii'-ab ^ii' also fui - nlsh. d instruineuliil music. The tit- fort-j of till" cliildren were i' inly in teresting-, but very creditalile. Thn .lecorations wero inhurmouy with th(^ spirit iiml iietuallties uf tb< (Uirlstm.is seiison.
On Saturday l"sr ,loseph Whiteside, of Ilallowell, sl ii)j.„-ii lou bushels of potatoes to the Philadelphia markets by troiiey freight. The tubers wert; hauled to the Ilallowell freight sta¬ tfon in two big sleds, and opposite A. P. Bissey's resideneo one pair of Iiorses were ungeared and tittaelied to the front of J. B. Si^irill's big motor truck to pull it tbroilgh the drifts r.l' the roiid in frrfnt of the K. G. K. borne. The truck waa witliout the servlceof chains, but experienced no difnculty In negiitiitting tbe rest of tbl>"journay un¬ der its ovvn power. ' ¦ '
Ml.sa Irene Allen, of Hiillowell, teach¬ er of the I'enn Blair school, vvest of Prospectvillo, and her pupils gavo a. very interesting and highly creditable enlertiiinment at the selioid last Fri¬ day afternoon, which was well attend¬ ed by many of the patrons and resi¬ dents. Tho decoralioils were in keep ing with the yule-tid(\ and the draw ing.s on tbe bliu-kh.iards not unly re- tlected the pupils' skill, but also show¬ ed suggestions uf i'he Christmas fea-'i in the reprudnctious of turkeys, chick en.s, etc. Th(> program vvas exception ally well presented. A fuur-year-olii son of Mr. and Mrs, .Shields, gavo 11 recitation with assurani-e. and Kdvvii Kirk, one of tbe pupils, most ably play ed the part of Santa iMaus, and be side taking- an Imporlant part of th, caste, carried out the practical reiuo- sentatlon by distributing tbe gifts. Miss Allen presented each pupil with ii box of camiy.
(Continued on page S).
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